by Paula Barker | Jun 27, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
As the hair matures, more people have been asking how to fix buildup in dreads. This is a common issue for people who have dreads/locs. Not only are you always on frizz control duty, avoiding buildup is essential! If you have dreads/locs, here are some things you...
by Paula Barker | Apr 17, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Braids, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
There are times when I observe people on public transportation who kept their braids in way past the redo date and thought I would speak on what happens if you leave braids in too long. We know you are on a budget or you don’t have time but jeez, when are you...
by Paula Barker | Apr 3, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Uncategorized
I have been seeing examples of what could go wrong when you interlock improperly with new clients. I do not interlock myself, but I do get clients who grow concerned when their dreads/locs are falling off or hanging by a strand! Interlocking, which is when the...
by Paula Barker | Mar 21, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Business, Color Shy, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized
Sometimes at the salon we get asked to do services that confirm why questioning your traditions is a good thing. Often people carry on traditions that affect them but only question it if it threatens their mental health and hair! Hair salons get calls for help with...
by Paula Barker | Mar 12, 2025 | 4C Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Uncategorized
Over the last ten years of my loctician career, it has become apparent to me why it is good to know how to sew. Making little repairs to clothing or adjusting the waist of pants aside, it has become a valuable skill in dread/locs repair. At first, when clients would...
by Paula Barker | Mar 7, 2025 | 4C Hair, Braids, Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized, Winter braids
It seems the people in our industry no longer agree on how long you keep braid extensions in. It was a well known fact that braids lasted a certain amount of time depending on the one chosen. However, these days the information being circulated is different...
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